Reptiles - Snakes & Lizards.

Stock Photography By Paul Ross

Snakes of the Daintree are represented by a baby Carpet Python curled up between palm leaves on a branch, so small it looked like a butterfly as I walked under it. Also the deadly Small-eyed Snake which is persistent in tracking down prey. Seen here trying to swallow one of its own kind unsuccessfully. The Bandy-Bandy seeks blind snakes as their prey. The Lizards are two of the larger sized species, both spectacular to see in the wild, the Lace Monitor and Frilled Lizard.

4. Snakes - Small-eyed Snake - Cryptophis nigrescens. . A Small-eyed Snake trying to eat one of its own kind. This snake soon found the meal too big and it was regurgitated.

5. Snakes - Bandy-Bandy - Vermicella annulata. . The Bandy-Bandy is a reluctant biter and the venom is believed to be mildly toxic. They prey on blind snakes.

6. Snakes - Small-eyed Snake - Cryptophis nigrescens. . A Small-eyed Snake trying to eat one of its own kind. This snake soon found the meal too big and it was regurgitated.

7. Frilled Lizard in a tree - Chlamydosaurus kingii. . This lizard measured approximately 1 metre in length just in the body. It was a surprise to see one so large. It was photographed just outside Townsville, North Queensland, in a conservation park.

8. Snakes - Bandy-Bandy - Vermicella annulata. . The Bandy-Bandy is a reluctant biter and the venom is believed to be mildly toxic. They prey on blind snakes.

9. Frilled Lizard up a tree - Chlamydosaurus kingii. . This lizard measured approximately 1 metre in length in the body only. It was a surprise to see one so large. It was photographed just outside Townsville in a conservation park.